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T L Wilkinson1, R Koga, T Fukatsu.
Abstract
The impact of host nutrition on symbiont regulation in the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum was investigated. The population density of the obligate symbiont Buchnera aphidicola positively correlated with dietary nitrogen levels. In contrast, the population density of the facultative symbiont Serratia symbiotica increased in aphids reared on low-nitrogen diets, indicating distinct regulatory mechanisms in the same insect host.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17158610 PMCID: PMC1828675 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01211-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792